NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Saturday renewed its attack on the Modi government over US President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that he “brokered” peace between India and Pakistan — a claim Congress says he has made for the “36th time” — following India’s counterterror strikes under Operation Sindoor.From its official X handle, Congress shared a video of Trump praising himself at the White House and wrote, “This time… the 36th time.” The post quoted Trump as saying: “I stopped the war between India and Pakistan through trade. In this conflict, 5 to 6 fighter jets were shot down.”The grand old party then questioned, “Why did Narendra Modi compromise the country’s honour?”During his remarks, Trump recalled the heightened military tensions between India and Pakistan: “They were shooting aeroplanes.” He added: “As President, my highest aspiration is to bring peace and stability to the world. Today’s signing follows our success with India and Pakistan.”Trump went on: “They were going at it, they were going at it big and they were two great leaders that came together just prior to what would have been a tremendous conflict, as you know, a nuclear conflict, probably.”Asserting that he resolved conflicts through trade, Trump said: “I got things settled with India, Pakistan. I think it was trade more than any other reason. That’s how I got involved.” He added: “I said, ‘You know, I don’t want to be dealing with countries that are trying to blow up themselves and maybe the world.’ They are nuclear nations.”Trump mentioned the India-Pakistan conflict twice during the event, bringing his tally of such claims to nearly 36 times, according to Congress.Prime Minister Narendra Modi, however, pushed back on the opposition’s taunts, saying: “No world leader asked for suspension of Operation Sindoor.” His remark came in response to calls from Congress that he should confront Trump if the US president’s claim was false.
